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Tick-tock
Tick-tock, tick-tock
Slow the fast ticking clock
Fly high like a white pegasus
Ride dreams
Float on the magic carpet ride
Before your time runs out,
The sand slips through
The glass
***
Dare to
Surf tidal waves
Dive deep into the sea,
Like a singing, sunlit Mermaid
Dancing
To the rhythm of the pale moon
Look up at the night sky
Stars fall around
Wishing
***
You can
Turn off alarms,
Return to dreamless sleep
But you can’t stop the ticking clock
Tick-tock.
Thanks for reading! This is a triptych of Cinquain poems - two Butterfly Cinquains followed by a Standard Cinquain.
What do yo plan to do with your magic?
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